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Am currently looking into buying a tablet for the business and wanted to check if anybody had and which one.....I am not an apple fan but get the impression the Ipad2 is the best on the market. However still not totally convinced....not least due to a visit to an apple store - the store assistant seemed to think it would do everything I wanted it to do (without any sort of demo ....yes it will synchronise with your computer, do powerpoint presentation etc etc) - oh and of course it was out of stock....so it MUST be the best on the market then?!?!

Just worried that it is a glorified games machine....and not as capable as some other machines for business use (have looked at the playbook but am concerned that it doesn't provide sufficent screen size) - thoughts and experiences welcome.....

Hi - I may be wrong but having watched others with theirs I see the ipads as just big iphones, great facilities, stunning graphics, very user friendly, loads of apps but I was not convinced that it would suit my for business needs that were filled in part by a chunky old laptop.

I then discovered and bought a MacBook Air. It's my first ever Apple computer and I doubt I'll ever buy another pc. It comes in 11" or 13" screens in wafer thin, and weighs next to nothing. Lovely keyboard, stunning display but most of all boots up in less than 10 seconds (compared to 5 minutes for my Dell laptop) and has over 7 hours battery life.

The major difference of course is price but it has made my work life so much more convenient in the month I've had it and I doubt I'll need to buy anything else for years.

You don't really say what you propose to use it for. I've had an iPad since the original launch day and I can say that it's brilliant for some things and shyte for others. Things it's great for (other than games) are showing people things - e.g. photos, web pages, documents. Things it's shyte for are productive work, e.g. inputting into an excel spreadsheet or typing a letter or other document (although it's fine for the occasional email).

....main uses....Was planning to use for presentation of accounts/cashflow/budget vs actual....which will probably be in a variety of pdf/excel forms.....also planned to replace the old A4 pad for note taking during meetings...perhaps also preparation of fee quotes (which could then be emailed to potential client immediately) and also for keeping my appointments up to date....(also possible presentations via projector)

However it must integrate with my blackberry and dell laptop, neither of which will be replaced by apple hardware (well not within the immediate future anyway) - so must be able to save and transfer any documents in the various formats between these devices (can accept that there maybe some loss of function in the programs used but cannot afford loss of core information)

I used one in Selfridges the other day. It's very nice.... the smaller size does make it quite portable. But the iPad 2 is better. The larger screen area is more beneficial, the number and quality of apps in the App Store are better, and the interface is smoother.

The iPad looks nice and performs well but what put me off is having everything channelled through the Apple store. I went for the Asus (eee) Transformer pad which is Android based. It feels nice and solid, the screen (which is the most important part if you ask me) is of similar quality to the iPad, and the processor/inner bits are of a pretty good spec if you read reviews.

It's a nice "toy" and I find myself using it mainly for browsing and watching TV/movies rather than work. Having said that, it comes with an "office" suite which lets you open MS office documents and I use an online backup system that means I can access work files from anywhere. I can see it could be useful if you're visiting a client and want to access files without having to lug a laptop around with you. (You can also buy a separate keyboard that attaches to it if you want to use it as a quasi-laptop).

Plus, of course, the Android market means you can usually find "free" apps for almost anything you might need (and lots of things you don't need as well).

I see you are fully on the cloud. What do you do if you are out and about without net access. Do you use 3g? What if the internet goes down in the office. I'm still of the mind to have all my files hosted in the office and have good secure offsite back up with back up direct. I also use the ipad for out and about. I dump the nominals onto there. It's superb with it's boot up speed.